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WO1999065770A2 - Systeme de verification et d'ejection automatique des cartons dans une machine d'emballage - Google Patents

Systeme de verification et d'ejection automatique des cartons dans une machine d'emballage Download PDF

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WO1999065770A2
WO1999065770A2 PCT/US1999/013500 US9913500W WO9965770A2 WO 1999065770 A2 WO1999065770 A2 WO 1999065770A2 US 9913500 W US9913500 W US 9913500W WO 9965770 A2 WO9965770 A2 WO 9965770A2
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Glenn Robinson
Thomas M. Potteiger
Jeffrey G. Jacob
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/02—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
    • B65B57/04—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages

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  • the present invention relates generally to machines for packaging articles in cartons, and more particularly to a packaging machine system in which cartons are automatically inspected to determine their condition for loading and in which inspected cartons of a predetermined undesirable condition are automatically ejected while the synchronous relationship between carton flow and article flow is preserved.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a system which includes detection elements for automatically determining whether a carton has assumed a predetermined configuration at a predetermined point in its path of travel.
  • the system further includes carton ejection elements which are actuated to eject a carton when the detection elements determine that the carton has not assumed the predetermined configuration at the predetermined point in its path of travel.
  • the system preserves a synchronous relationship between a flow of cartons and a flow of articles to be packaged.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a system for automatically inspecting and ejecting cartons in a packaging machine.
  • Figure 2 is an elevational view of the system of Figure 1 showing a cross-section of the guiderail and the alignment of the system elements in relation to pertinent parts of a packaging machine.
  • FIG 3 is a more detailed illustration of the basket-style carton shown in the preferred embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, the carton shown in collapsed condition.
  • Figure 4 is a top view schematic representation of the carton of Figure 3 shown in partially erected, squared-up condition.
  • Figure 5 is a continuation of the schematic representation of Figure 4 depicting the carton in fully-erected, set-up condition suitable for loading.
  • Figures 6A-6G are schematic illustrations of the sequence of steps executed by the rollers of the carton ejection mechanism of Figure 1.
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic representation from an elevational viewpoint of a further aspect of the invention of Figure 1.
  • a means for detecting whether cartons which are transported in a packaging machine have assumed a desired predetermined configuration at a designated point in the machine.
  • the invention is particularly suited for use in a packaging machine for loading basket-style carriers such as that described in US Patent number 5,671,587, which patent is also owned by the owner of the present invention and patent application. US Patent number 5,671,587 is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • a desired configuration for a basket-style carton is the erected, squared-up condition for receiving bottles or other articles in which side and end wall panels of the carton are substantially orthogonally disposed with respect to one another.
  • Figure 3 shows the carton C in collapsed condition.
  • Figure 4 shows the carton in partially erect and set-up condition.
  • Figure 5 shows the carton C in optimum fully-erect, squared set-up condition.
  • the invention provides a means for determining whether at a selected point in carton transport the carton C has achieved the condition shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5, or whether the carton has remained in an undesirable condition such as the collapsed condition of Figure 3, or the semi-collapsed condition of Figure 4, or some other undesirable configuration.
  • the invention further provides a means for determining whether the bottom closure panels B of the basket-style carton illustrated lie substantially horizontal as required at a certain point in the carton path.
  • a system 10 for the automatic inspection and ejection of cartons in a packaging machine in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.
  • the invention is shown and described in the context of a packaging machine for basket-style carriers.
  • a typical basket-style carton C is also illustrated.
  • the carton C is transported through a machine environment in which the handles H of cartons are impaled through typical carton handholes upon a series of circulating insert members 3 (more clearly seen in Figure 2).
  • a guiderail 5 serves as a backstop for the carton transporting insert members 3 and cartons C. This machine environment is described in greater detail in US patent number 5,671,587.
  • the system 10 includes a detector mechanism which includes various sensor elements 20 that are arranged along the transport path of the cartons C.
  • the sensors 20 are arranged at a point along the carton transport path before which point the cartons should have been placed in a predetermined configuration, for example, an erected, squared-up configuration suitable for loading (see Figures 1, 2, and 4).
  • a predetermined configuration for example, an erected, squared-up configuration suitable for loading (see Figures 1, 2, and 4).
  • the carton illustrated in the preferred embodiment the carton has assumed a predetermined configuration at a predetermined point in its path of travel.
  • the desired configuration which is used to describe the invention, not only is the carton erected and squared up but the bottom closure flaps, or panels, B extend outwardly from the side walls of the carton C and lie substantially horizontal.
  • a typical sensor 20 is a proximity mode type sensor in which an emitter and a receiver act in conjunction with one another.
  • this typical sensor 20 of the preferred embodiment at least one beam 22 of electromagnetic energy is projected from the sensor and the receiver element is arranged and calibrated to expect a reflected return signal.
  • the sensors are arranged such that a carton C in a predetermined desired configuration causes the beams 22 to be properly reflected and received by the sensor receiver. Failure of the sensor's receiver to receive a properly reflected signal is indicative of improper carton formation.
  • the ejection mechanism includes a pair of rollers 30, 32 which for convenience of reference are referred to as a first roller 30 and a second roller 32.
  • both rollers 30, 32 normally reside in a position remote from the carton pathway so as to not interfere with carton travel.
  • the first roller 30 is non-powered, is free-rolling and is transversely translatable (as illustrated by the double-ended arrow 31).
  • the first roller 30 is transversely translatable in relation to the direction of carton motion between a position remote from the carton pathway and a position of engagement with a selected carton C traveling in the carton transport pathway.
  • the second roller 32 is powered by known means to rotate in the counterclockwise direction indicated by the rotation arrow 33. As will be explained in greater detail, rotation in the counterclockwise direction shown ultimately causes a selected carton to be ejected upwardly and outwardly of the machine.
  • the powered roller 32 may be in continuous rotation or may be actuated when a defective carton is detected.
  • the first roller 30 When the ejection mechanism is actuated the first roller 30 translates inwardly (see direction arrow 35) to engage the defective carton.
  • the first roller 30 moves inwardly 35 to engage the defective carton C and further causes the carton C to translate (as indicated by direction arrow 41) toward the powered roller 32.
  • the carton is eventually pressed, or nipped, between the rollers 30, 32.
  • the pressure exerted by the rollers 30, 32 causes the carton C to collapse (as shown in Figure 6D).
  • the "nip" pressure also causes the first roller 30 to rotate in harmony with the second roller 32 (the powered roller).
  • the carton C is subsequently squeezed and spun out from between the rollers 30, 32 in the general direction denoted by the direction arrow 43.
  • the first roller 30 is positioned vertically higher than the second roller 32 so that the upward-outward carton trajectory illustrated in Figures 6E through 6G can be achieved.
  • the final position of the pair of rollers 30, 32 is offset from the pathway of carton transport to better facilitate removal of the carton from the transport pathway. When the rollers 30, 32 are offset an ejected carton is less likely to encounter a machine part during the carton's ejection flight.
  • the invention anticipates that the carton C may be transported in a captive fashion such as by the insert 3 and guiderail 5 illustrated.
  • motion of the carton transport mechanism is interrupted such that the improperly-formed carton C is halted between the rollers 30, 32 of the ejection mechanism and the carton is either initially disengaged from its transport or prepared for disengagement therefrom.
  • the guiderail 7 is swung upwardly and outwardly of the insert member 3 (in the general direct of the direction arrow 13) so that the carton may be disengaged therefrom. Thereafter, the elements of the ejection mechanism which are described above disengage the carton C from the insert member.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention also helps maintain a synchronized relationship between a flow of cartons and a flow of articles to be packaged.
  • the invention is particularly suitable for operating in the environment of a packaging machine such as that described in the aforementioned US patent number 5,671,587.
  • an article transport mechanism such as a conveyor 9 (which moves articles in the direction generally indicated by direction arrow 11) operates in conjunction with the carton transport mechanism (which moves cartons in the direction generally indicated by direction arrow 13) whose operation has been described above.
  • the article transport mechanism 9 also moves groups of articles G (such as bottles) along another designated pathway such that the series of cartons C and series of article groups G travel in synchronous motion.
  • groups of articles G such as bottles
  • This one-to-one relationship facilitates carton loading which follows downstream in the packaging operation.
  • the invention contemplates and the figures illustrate a group of articles containing at least one article to be packaged and is also applicable to a group containing only a single article.
  • the invention restores this relationship through the use of a control mechanism which includes logic components such as a computer microprocessor.
  • the control mechanism causes the carton transport to advance once a carton has been ejected to re-establish the one-to-one carton-article group relationship.
  • Figure 7 illustrates a carton position A and a carton position B.
  • Carton position B is located at the end of the carton transport section.
  • rollers 30, 32 (only one roller 32 being visible in elevation) of the ejection mechanism are disposed at the end of the carton transport mechanism at position B.
  • the carton which is ejected at position B is first detected at carton position A, slightly upstream from position B.
  • the control mechanism closes the "hole” left in the carton series by the ejected carton by causing the carton transport to advance ahead of the article transport until the one-to-one carton-article group relationship is re-established.
  • the "advance" to accomplish re-synchronization is achieved by causing the carton transport to "speed" ahead of the article transport to make up for the space, or hole in the series of transported cartons.
  • Carton transport advance is also easily achieved by idling, or otherwise suspending motion of, the article transport 9 while the carton transport is advanced.
  • the carton C which occupies the carton position A at the time of ejection of the carton at position B is automatically advanced to the carton transport position B.
  • the carton transport and article transport are automatically returned to synchronous motion. Numerous variations in the speed of the carton transport and article transport and variations in the control of the synchronous relationship between the carton transport and article transport are easily accomplished through the use of servo motors in the preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the invention has been described with particular reference to packaging basket-style article carriers the invention is equally applicable to the packaging of other types of cartons that have panels and flaps that must assume a predetermined alignment by the time that the carton reaches a certain location during its transport.
  • the light beams 22 used in the sensors 20 may be visible or non- visible light (such as infrared radiation).
  • other types of electromagnetic radiation which can be projected to and received at a location point in a manner that allows surfaces to be detected may also be used.
  • the sensor 20 may also consist of a sound wave generator (such as a speaker) and a sound wave detector/receiver (such as a microphone) wherein a sound wave detectable in the machine environment (such as an ultrasonic frequency sound wave) is transmitted in the same manner as electromagnetic radiation to encounter a carton flap or panel and thereby verify its positioning.
  • a sound wave detectable in the machine environment such as an ultrasonic frequency sound wave
  • the non-powered and powered rollers 30, 32 may be reversed, or both rollers 30, 32 may be powered.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un système de vérification et d'éjection automatique des cartons dans une machine d'emballage comportant des éléments de détection (20, 22) déterminant si un carton (C) présente ou non une configuration prédéterminée en un point de la trajectoire. Les éléments d'éjection des cartons comportent des rouleaux (30, 32) actionnés pour éjecter un carton (C) lorsque les éléments de détection (20) constatent que le carton ne présente pas la configuration prédéterminée en un certain point de sa trajectoire. Le système maintient en outre une relation de synchronisme entre le flux de cartons et le flux des groupes d'articles à emballer à l'endroit et au moment où les cartons quittent la station de vérification et d'éjection.
PCT/US1999/013500 1998-06-17 1999-06-16 Systeme de verification et d'ejection automatique des cartons dans une machine d'emballage Ceased WO1999065770A2 (fr)

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JP2000554613A JP2003526575A (ja) 1998-06-17 1999-06-16 梱包装置におけるカートンの自動検査及び排出装置
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